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Key Facts: ITAA Belastingadviseur Exam

Written + oral

Official exam format (not MCQ)

ITAA Examenkalender 2026; KB 11 September 2020

45–50 min

In-person oral at the ITAA seat

ITAA servicedesk Bekwaamheidsexamen FAQ

8 years

Maximum stage-to-pass window

ITAA servicedesk; Art. 64 KB beroepsopleiding

>50% written

Threshold for oral-only retake

ITAA servicedesk Bekwaamheidsexamen FAQ

ITAA-LEX 2025

Allowed on 2026 written papers only

ITAA Examenkalender 2026, section XI

NL / FR

Official exam languages

ITAA portal language choice; Wet 17 maart 2019

The ITAA gecertificeerd belastingadviseur bekwaamheidsexamen is Belgium's final proficiency exam for the protected certified tax-advisor title, organised under the Wet 17 maart 2019 and the KB of 11 September 2020. Official delivery is Dutch or French: a written application paper (ITAA-LEX 2025 allowed) plus an in-person oral of about 45–50 minutes at the ITAA with no LEX. Trainees must pass within 8 years, sit at least annually, may bank earlier tussentijdse results in a rugzak, and may designate a voorkeursmaterie. A written total above 50% means an oral-only retake. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation or format simulation.

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1What is the principal federal statute governing Belgian personal and corporate income tax that a gecertificeerd belastingadviseur applies daily?

A.Wetboek van de inkomstenbelastingen 1992 (WIB 92)

B.Wetboek van vennootschappen en verenigingen (WVV)

C.BTW-wetboek only, which also covers income tax

D.Vlaamse Codex Fiscaliteit, which replaced federal income tax in 2014

Explanation: Belgian personal income tax (personenbelasting) and corporate income tax (vennootschapsbelasting) are codified in the Wetboek van de inkomstenbelastingen 1992 (WIB 92), as implemented by royal decrees and administered by FPS Finance. The WVV is company law, the BTW-wetboek is VAT, and the Vlaamse Codex Fiscaliteit covers Flemish regional taxes, not federal income tax.

2Under Belgian constitutional tax law, which principle requires that a tax be imposed by a statute that defines the taxable person, the taxable event, and the rate?

A.Legaliteitsbeginsel (principle of legality of taxation)

B.Eenmaligheidsbeginsel, which forbids more than one tax per year

C.Territorialiteitsbeginsel, which always excludes foreign-source income

D.Cash-basis beginsel, which requires all taxes to be paid in cash on the spot

Explanation: The legaliteitsbeginsel, grounded in the Belgian Constitution, means taxes may be levied only by or pursuant to a statute that identifies the essential elements of the tax. Advisers rely on it when testing whether an administrative circular or regional decree has exceeded its mandate.

3After the Sixth State Reform, which statement correctly allocates Belgian tax competence for a client who lives in Flanders, works as an employee, and inherits a house in Ghent?

A.Personenbelasting on employment income is federal (WIB 92); erfbelasting on the Ghent house is a Flemish regional tax collected by VLABEL

B.Both the employment income and the inheritance are taxed only by VLABEL under the Vlaamse Codex Fiscaliteit

C.Both are still exclusively federal because FPS Finance collects every Belgian tax

D.The inheritance is a municipal tax; only the commune of Ghent may assess it

Explanation: Federal income tax on employment remains in WIB 92 and is administered by FPS Finance (with municipal opcentiemen). Inheritance and registration taxes were regionalised: in Flanders they sit in the Vlaamse Codex Fiscaliteit and are collected by VLABEL. Mixing those competences is a classic oral-exam trap.

4A French resident spends 40 days a year in Belgium and has no Belgian dwelling or centre of economic interest here. How is that person taxed in Belgium on Belgian-source director fees?

A.As a non-resident under the belasting van niet-inwoners (BNI), generally limited to Belgian-source income, subject to the France–Belgium treaty

B.As a full Belgian resident on worldwide income, because any day in Belgium creates residence

C.Exempt in Belgium in all cases because EU citizenship forbids source taxation of directors

D.Only through Flemish erfbelasting, which also covers living directors

Explanation: Belgian tax residence turns on domicile or seat of fortune in Belgium, not on a short business visit. A non-resident falls under the belasting van niet-inwoners and is generally taxed only on Belgian-source income, as limited by the applicable double-tax treaty. Director fees sourced in Belgium typically remain taxable in Belgium unless the treaty allocates them elsewhere.

5For a calendar-year employee, what is the relationship between inkomstenjaar 2025 and aanslagjaar 2026 in the personenbelasting?

A.Aanslagjaar 2026 taxes income of inkomstenjaar 2025

B.Aanslagjaar 2026 taxes income earned in calendar year 2026

C.Aanslagjaar and inkomstenjaar are always the same calendar year

D.Aanslagjaar 2026 only exists for vennootschapsbelasting, never for personenbelasting

Explanation: In the personenbelasting the aanslagjaar is the year following the income year. FPS Finance's 2026 rate table therefore applies to inkomstenjaar 2025 (aanslagjaar 2026). Confusing the two years misstates every bracket and the belastingvrije som.

6A client asks you to apply a WIB 92 exemption by analogy because a similar exemption exists for a neighbouring fact pattern that the statute does not mention. What is the correct professional response?

A.Tax exemptions and reliefs are interpreted strictly; analogy that extends an exemption beyond the statutory wording is not permitted

B.Analogy in favorem is always mandatory under EU law, so the exemption must be granted

C.FPS Finance circulars may create exemptions by analogy even when the Code is silent

D.The legaliteitsbeginsel only binds the tax authority, never the taxpayer who wants a relief

Explanation: Charging provisions may be interpreted, but exemptions, reductions, and other tax favours are applied strictly to the conditions written in the statute. Extending an exemption by analogy would create a tax advantage the legislature did not enact and would breach legality.

7Article 344, § 1 WIB 92 (the federal general anti-abuse rule) allows FPS Finance to disregard a legal act when which condition is met?

A.The taxpayer carries out a legal act whose essential purpose is to obtain a tax advantage contrary to the objectives of a tax provision, and the act is not justified by non-tax motives that the taxpayer substantiates

B.Any lawful tax planning, including a straightforward choice between two statutory regimes, is automatically abusive

C.Only criminal tax fraud with forged documents can trigger article 344, § 1

D.Article 344, § 1 applies solely to VAT, never to the personenbelasting or vennootschapsbelasting

Explanation: The GAAR in article 344, § 1 WIB 92 targets legal acts (or a set of acts) whose essential aim is a tax advantage that defeats the object of a charging or relief provision, unless the taxpayer proves genuine non-tax motives. Ordinary statutory choices that the Code itself offers are not, without more, abusive.

8A Belgian BV receives a dividend that was already taxed in the subsidiary. Why does Belgian vennootschapsbelasting still start from that dividend in the accounting profit?

A.Belgian CIT starts from Belgian GAAP profit, so the dividend is included; double taxation is then relieved, if conditions are met, by the DBI-aftrek rather than by omitting the dividend from the books

B.Dividends are never booked in Belgian GAAP, so they never enter the tax base

C.Belgium uses a pure territorial system that ignores all domestic dividends

D.The parent must reverse the dividend out of equity before filing Biztax, or the return is invalid

Explanation: Vennootschapsbelasting is built on the Belgian annual accounts. Dividends received form part of accounting profit and are included in the tax computation; relief, when the participation, holding-period and taxation conditions are met, is given as a 100% DBI-aftrek (articles 202–205 WIB 92), not by pretending the dividend was never income.

9According to FPS Finance, which progressive rates apply to jointly taxed professional income for inkomstenjaar 2025 (aanslagjaar 2026)?

A.25%, 40%, 45% and 50%

B.20%, 30%, 40% and 45%

C.25% flat on all income above the belastingvrije som

D.15%, 25%, 35% and 40%

Explanation: FPS Finance publishes four personenbelasting rates for inkomstenjaar 2025 (aanslagjaar 2026): 25%, 40%, 45% and 50%. The 20% and 15% figures are used in other regimes (for example certain separately taxed or withholding rates) and must not be substituted for the progressive scale.

10What is the basic belastingvrije som published by FPS Finance for inkomstenjaar 2025 (aanslagjaar 2026) for a resident with no dependents?

A.EUR 10,910

B.EUR 11,180

C.EUR 16,320

D.EUR 8,000

Explanation: FPS Finance sets the basic tax-free amount at EUR 10,910 for inkomstenjaar 2025 (aanslagjaar 2026). EUR 11,180 is the figure for inkomstenjaar 2026 (aanslagjaar 2027). EUR 16,320 is the top of the 25% bracket, not the tax-free amount.

About the ITAA Belastingadviseur Exam

The ITAA bekwaamheidsexamen for gecertificeerd belastingadviseur is the final proficiency exam under the Wet 17 maart 2019 concerning the professions of accountant and tax advisor. It certifies integration-level command of Belgian tax law (WIB 92, BTW-wetboek, regional registration and inheritance taxes), company and association law (WVV), and professional deontology including anti-money-laundering duties (AWW).

Assessment

Written proef covering remaining fiscal, company-law, and deontology/AWW modules of the gecertificeerd belastingadviseur programme (ITAA-LEX 2025 allowed; subjects may be spread within a 2026 session). Optional voorkeursmaterie: the chosen tax subject counts as 30% of fiscaliteit points; a company-law keuze counts as 70% of that cluster. Oral proef at the ITAA seat (Koning Albert-II laan 19, 1210 Brussels): discussion of the written paper plus questioning on practice, mandates, liability, and plichtenleer; no ITAA-LEX; about 45–50 minutes. Deontology/AWW cannot be banked in the tussentijdse-proeven rugzak.

Time Limit

Written sitting time is not published as a single clock (modules may be spread within a session, minimum five materies per sitting unless fewer remain). Oral: about 45–50 minutes in person at the ITAA.

Passing Score

Jury assessment of maturity, insight, practice knowledge, mandates, liability, and deontology. Written total above 50%: oral retake only. Written total below 50%: full written-plus-oral retake. Pass required within 8 years of inscription as stagiair.

Exam Fee

Not separately published as a standalone sitting fee. ITAA publishes aanvaardingsrechten of EUR 252 for trainee dossiers (including 1 PC reservation) and EUR 315 for 7-year/passerelle dossiers, plus EUR 63 per additional PC reservation. (Institute for Tax Advisors and Accountants (ITAA))

ITAA Belastingadviseur Exam Content Outline

70%

Fiscale opleidingsonderdelen

Algemene beginselen of tax law; personenbelasting progressive rates and belastingvrije som for aanslagjaar 2026; vennootschapsbelasting 25% with KMO 20% on the first EUR 100,000; BTW 21%/12%/6%; fiscale procedure; registratie- en successierechten; Flanders/Wallonia/Brussels regional and local taxes; EU and international tax (DBI/parent-subsidiary, EU VAT, treaties, ATAD/CFC).

20%

Vennootschaps- en verenigingsrecht (WVV)

Company and association forms (BV, NV, CV, VZW), inbreng and capital rules, governance and director liability, alarmbelprocedure, distribution tests, and insolvency touchpoints for tax advisers.

10%

Deontologie en antiwitwaswetgeving (AWW)

ITAA plichtenleer, beroepsgeheim, independence, opdrachtbrief, tucht, permanente vorming, and AML duties including CTIF/CFI reporting and the tipping-off prohibition.

How to Pass the ITAA Belastingadviseur Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Jury assessment of maturity, insight, practice knowledge, mandates, liability, and deontology. Written total above 50%: oral retake only. Written total below 50%: full written-plus-oral retake. Pass required within 8 years of inscription as stagiair.
Assessment: Written proef covering remaining fiscal, company-law, and deontology/AWW modules of the gecertificeerd belastingadviseur programme (ITAA-LEX 2025 allowed; subjects may be spread within a 2026 session). Optional voorkeursmaterie: the chosen tax subject counts as 30% of fiscaliteit points; a company-law keuze counts as 70% of that cluster. Oral proef at the ITAA seat (Koning Albert-II laan 19, 1210 Brussels): discussion of the written paper plus questioning on practice, mandates, liability, and plichtenleer; no ITAA-LEX; about 45–50 minutes. Deontology/AWW cannot be banked in the tussentijdse-proeven rugzak.
Time limit: Written sitting time is not published as a single clock (modules may be spread within a session, minimum five materies per sitting unless fewer remain). Oral: about 45–50 minutes in person at the ITAA.
Exam fee: Not separately published as a standalone sitting fee. ITAA publishes aanvaardingsrechten of EUR 252 for trainee dossiers (including 1 PC reservation) and EUR 315 for 7-year/passerelle dossiers, plus EUR 63 per additional PC reservation.

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ITAA Belastingadviseur Study Tips from Top Performers

1Practise with ITAA-LEX the way the written paper is sat, then rehearse the same files closed-book for the oral, where LEX is forbidden.

2Work full PIT and VenB computations from official aanslagjaar 2026 figures (brackets, belastingvrije som, 25%/20% CIT) rather than memorising slogans.

3Keep Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels registration and inheritance rules in separate mental drawers; they are regional competences with different rates and authorities (VLABEL vs federal registration offices).

4Treat deontology and AWW as oral-critical: they cannot be parked in the tussentijdse rugzak, and the jury will probe beroepsgeheim versus CTIF reporting.

5Prepare a voorkeursmaterie you can actually defend at integration level; a weak keuze that is over-weighted (30% of tax points, or 70% of company law) will drag the written total.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the official format of the ITAA gecertificeerd belastingadviseur bekwaamheidsexamen?

It is a written application exam plus an oral. For 2026 written sittings, ITAA-LEX 2025 is allowed. Remaining subjects not already validated in the rugzak must be sat, with a minimum of five materies per sitting unless fewer remain. The oral lasts about 45–50 minutes, is held only in person at the ITAA seat, and ITAA-LEX is not allowed. The official languages are Dutch and French; this practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation and not a simulation of either paper.

How is the exam scored, and what is a voorkeursmaterie?

The oral jury assesses maturity, insight, practice knowledge, mandates, liability, and deontology. If the written total is above 50%, only the oral is retaken; if it is below 50%, both parts are retaken. You may designate one voorkeursmaterie: a chosen tax subject counts as 30% of fiscaliteit points; choosing vennootschaps- en verenigingsrecht counts as 70% of that cluster. If you choose none, standard weighting applies.

What is the time limit to pass, and must I sit every year?

You must pass the bekwaamheidsexamen within 8 years of inscription as stagiair in the public register. You must participate at least once per year; otherwise the stage ends automatically. The 7-year professional-experience route has its own participation limits under the KB.

Does ITAA publish an exam sitting fee?

ITAA does not publish a standalone bekwaamheidsexamen sitting fee. It does publish aanvaardingsrechten: EUR 252 for trainee dossiers (including one PC reservation), EUR 315 for 7-year/passerelle dossiers, and EUR 63 per additional PC reservation. Invitations follow after the Stagecommissie and Raad approve the dossier and administrative costs are registered.

Which tax rates should 2026 candidates treat as current?

FPS Finance publishes persoonlijke-inkomstenbelasting brackets for inkomstenjaar 2025 (aanslagjaar 2026) at 25%, 40%, 45% and 50%, with a basis belastingvrije som of EUR 10,910. Vennootschapsbelasting is 25%, with a 20% KMO rate on the first EUR 100,000 of taxable profit when the statutory conditions are met. Belgian VAT rates are 21% standard, 12% intermediate, and 6% reduced (FPS Finance / KB nr. 20).